Ballet Talk: The Sleeping Beauty | The National Ballet of Canada

The Sleeping Beauty

Produced, Originally Staged and with Additional Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev after Marius Petipa
Staged by: Karen Kain, C.C., LL.D., D.Litt., O.Ont. and the Artistic Staff of The National Ballet of Canada
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Set and Costume Design: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting Design: David Hersey
Featuring

Christopher Stowell
Guillaume Côté
Jurgita Dronina
Naoya Ebe
Harrison James
Heather Ogden
Tina Pereira
Rebekah Rimsay
Jordana Daumec
Jeannine Haller
Tanya Howard
Alexandra MacDonald
Jenna Savella
Kathryn Hosier
Miyoko Koyasu
Rex Harrington
Sophie Letendre
Artists of the Ballet
Former Principal Dancer Skylar Campbell
Former Principal Character Artist Victoria Bertram
Former First Soloist Patrick Lavoie
Former Corps de Ballet Member Giorgio Galli
Former Corps de Ballet Member James Leja
Former Corps de Member Mallory Mehaffey
Former Corps de Ballet Member Laurynas Vejalis

Musicians of The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra

Rudolf Nureyev in rehearsal. Photo courtesy of The Toronto Star.

Veronica Tennant and Rudolf Nureyev.

Karen Kain and Rudolf Nureyev in rehearsal. Photo by Erik Dzenis.

Rudolf Nureyev and Karen Kain in The Sleeping Beauty. Photo by Barry Philip.

Rudolf Nureyev and Karen Kain during a curtain call. Photo by L.D. Vartoogian.


Thank You

BMO Financial Group presents the 2021/22 Season.

Nicola Wealth presents The Sleeping Beauty.

The Sleeping Beauty is made possible by generous contributions from Margaret Fleck & Jim Fleck, C.C., The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., Gretchen Ross and Nancy Pencer & Michael Benjamin. 

The National Ballet Orchestra is supported by the TD Bank Group Orchestra Fund and by members of the Music Circle.

The Music Circle: John & Claudine Bailey, Nani & Austin Beutel, Peter & Eleanor Daniels, Jeanie A. Davis, Indra & Rags Davloor, Sherry & Edward Drew, The Thor E. Eaton and Nicole Eaton Family Charitable Foundation, William & Ruth Herridge, Anne & Charles Morison, Sandra Pitblado & Jim Pitblado, C.M., John & Susan Rose, Gretchen Ross & Donald Ross, O.C., Noreen Taylor, C.M., & David Staines, C.M., O.Ont., and The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation, Lenore Walters and Tricia Younger.

Naoya Ebe is sponsored through Dancers First by Gretchen Ross.

Harrison James is sponsored through Dancers First by Lucy White.

Tina Pereira is sponsored through Dancers First by The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C.

Jordana Daumec is sponsored through Dancers First by an anonymous donor.

Jeannine Haller is sponsored through Dancers First by Devida & Derek Smith.

Alexandra MacDonald is sponsored through Dancers First by an anonymous donor.

Jenna Savella is sponsored through Dancers First by Elvio & Marlene DelZotto.

Kathryn Hosier is sponsored through Dancers First by Donna Meyers & Doug Richmond.

Videography: Paul McNulty, Monica Guddat
Editing: Paul McNulty

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